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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
ALL SORTS,

"Shinglc-esque" is new architect
ural term applied to sea-shore cot
tages.
France has more schools than any
other great European country.
One of the largest deposits of mar
bic in the world has been discovered
in San Bernardino county, Cal. No
less than eleven shades of marble
have been found in it.
An extensive farmer in Stanislaus
county, Cal became discouraged by
the drouth and sold his grain crop
for 81 % an acre. The next day
half an inch of rain fell, and he kick
ed himself all over his ranch.
The California fruit crop bids fair
to be the greatest ever known.
Wedding cake has been imported
from London for marriage to take
place in New York next week.
Among the curiosities which have
been pointed out this week to visitors
in Washington are twelve sacks of
Struggled jewelry from South Boston.
The jewelrv was found careful lily
wrapped in newspapers. and was for
warded to the Dead Letter Office for
disposal. 1t often happens that jew
elry, Struggled more through ignor-
ance than conscious evasion of the
law, finds it's way to the Dead Letter
Office.
The Baltimore American tells the
following story on ex-Public Printe!
Rounds:
When Mr.. Rounds went out of
office he went to Omaha and assumed
charge of the Omaha Republican.
Fortune has smiled upon him in his
new field of labor, but it is evident
that his early piety has been sadly
neglected. In the Easter edition of
his paper there appeared a very full
md elab )rate account of the Easter
services, bat, unfortunately for him
it vas cloves labor lost,' f)r hi:
readers were 50 taken by the head
lines that they never got any further
Here they are: ECHOES of Easter
How the Saviolr's Biz thday was
Beautifully Observed in Omaha
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

This is the question up at Gassetts
Station, in Chester. A correspon-
dent of that place informs us that
One Brooks and his little boy while
working in the woods found a litter
of Young foxes, and bore off, triumh-
antly, six of them to the town clerk
and modestlv asked of that official an
order on the state treasure for three
dollars for the six foxes killed. And
this request, in consideration of the
fact that our "assembled wisdom"
last fall enacted a solemn law to the
etfict that any person who should
wilfully, maliciously or otherwise
kill fox and take its head to the
town clerk. in which town said fox
had previously resided, should receive
therefor the sum of fifty cents, was
considered, by Brooks, quite reason
able. But the town clerk diden't
take so rosy a view of the matter and
declined to deliver over the olnamen-
ted bit of paper that would draw three
shining dollars from the Golfers of
the state and place them in Brooks
pocket. On what ground this refusal
was made we are MT informed, but
presume because said little reynards
had not at that time opened their eyes.
If so this is Il dangerous view Of the
fox law. What if all foxes should
refuse to open their eyes. Then
would wise( y Legislation be defeated
and fox laws become by-word an d
q reproach to the legislator. How
ever this may be, there is no doubt
but the GassettS community is agi-
tated over the question, whereabouts
will their town clerk draw the line
between fox and fox.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

present. Mr., Billings is going to
keep temperance hotel, and we
hope he will have Il liberal patronage,
The old house is undergoing some
extensive repairs, and with the new
furniture is taking ON far different
aspect than it has had for years,
An effort is being made to extend
the telephone line to Felchville,
thence to Woodstock and Windsor.
We sincerely hope this may be ac-
comphshed and think it will be at no
distant date.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

Every one remembers the dog Of
Ulysses. who died in greeting his ma
ter just returned from his long wander
ings, and the story shows the consider
alton in which the dog was held in the
heroic ages of Greece.
. Tho old Persans, too held the dog in
high esteem; to the Nagians he was a
sacred animal, the representative and
friend of Ormuzd, the Beneticent, and
the great SatrapS were distinguished
by their trains of hunting dogs, as was
the King himself, and XerXes set out
for the conquest of Greece surrounded
by a great body guard Of faithful
dogs.
Those most highly priced by the Per
slams came from India, 50 called, prob
ably from the Bactrian regions,
where the dog is still held In high
repute.
Captain Woods tells us that the old
fashioned Uzbeg would think it no insult
to be asked to sell his wife, but would
resent an offer for his dog as an un-
pardonable affront; while among the
border tribes of Turkestan the epithet
of the dog seller is one OF the profound
est contempt
Indeed, the birthplace Of nations is
probably the original home Of the dog,
and when our Aryan ancestors began to
migrate westward from their ancient
seats with their tiocks and herds they
brought with them, no doubt, their
fierce and faithful dogs, who have left
their descendants of to-day-the English
mastiff, the Pyrenean sheep dog, the
Albanian wolfhound.
Ancient laws, too, record the esti'
nation in which the dog was held. A
herd dog that goes for the sheep in the
morning and follows them homo al
night is worth the best OK" says the
ancient laws of Wales.
The best herd dogs of the present day
perhaps are the Breton sheep dogs
rough, shaggy, uncouth-with an aspect
as if they had a little of the blood o.
s5run in their veins, but highly valued
10y their possessors. who are not to, be
tempted into parting with them by any
thing under the price of the best OK
and the Breton dog is one OF the mos
sagacious OF his kind, watching ano
ending his focks with an almos'
Incredible zeal and DEVOTION All The
Year Round.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
The Women Coming To The Front.

The Massachusetts legislature has
before it bill to allow women to vote
on the question of license. The other
day Senator Morse, in making a
speech in behalf of this bill, read the
following letter:
NATICK, March %, 1887
Hon. Z. a. Morse.
Dear Sir-I suppose you have heard
that Natick voted mo License" There
We're three hundred women at the town
meeting, and they all stayed until the re-
suit of the ''ycs" and no ballot was an
nounced, and when the moderator gave
the numbers we all rose and sang Praise
God from whom all blessings flow" Such
an astonished lot of people as the rum
mics were had never been seen. a few
Missed, but we did not mind that. Nearly
every one of the three hundred women
was heard to say during the day, 80, if
we could only vote" and a great many
temper any ilth WIZ hCtlu w soy IL
the women could only vote now what a
victory we might have" We are anxious
ly hoping and praying for the passage of
the bill. Yours respectfully,
ELLIE A. Hit.
And why shouldn't women be al
lowed to vote upon this question that
so closely effects the home? Is there
wife, a mother, or a daughter in
the land who has not direct inter.
est in this unholy traffic, commensu.
rate with the love they bear to theil
husbands, sons and brothers? No.
Then let her have a voice in the
opening or closing of this great food.
gate of vice and iniquity, this mael.
strom of moral degradation that is
drawing into its seething mouth hun.
dreds of husbands, sons and brothers
from every station in life. We hope
the grand old commonwealth of Mas
sachusetts will lead off, in New Eng
land, in giving women voice in tn,
matter of the saloon. Then, Their,
will be more than one Natick tina
will register a laundering no! ant
from thousands of hearts will aris
the glad shout, "Praise God iron
whom all blessings flow"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

A report is current to the effect
that new Roman Catholic church is
soon to be erected in Montpelier by
the society of the church of ST. An-
gustine.
A land slide at Slip hill, MiddleseX, w.
caused an accident to the early freight
train Monday morning, The engine Went
down so teet into the river but the tender
and cars hung to the track, The Boston
morning mail was delayed till afternoon
No one was hurt
Fire at Bellows Falls.
A fire at Bellows Falls early Monday
morning caused loss of about $4,000,
fully covered by insurance. The sufferers
are John sullivan of the Kcene cash gro
Gerry, j. Wilson < Co., A. F. Winnewis-
ser and c. L. Capron.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
PHASES OF ITALIAN WlTcHcRAFr.
Curious Things Recommended for Pa,
poses of Lucl-A strange Case.

Curious Things Recommended for Par
poses of Luci-A strange Case.
From such persons you may hear that II
any one takes the eggs out of ravens nest
boils thom SO as to render them incapable OF
iacuhation and replaces them the pareaT
birds viii fly &c brook and fetch thence
white stone of the size and shape of tho eggs
The stone, they say, it places carefully among
the eggs and then sits on eggs and stone to-
gcthcr The stone restores vitality to the
eGssss, and after the brood is fedged and has
Town it is left behind in the nest. 1t has
Aowcver, suffered great change. 1t is nov
2emi-tr2nsparcns, and in every respect except
itC weight and hardness is exactly like az
&c. ii it 90 placed near any poisoned foo,
lie yelli he gins to move violently and the
T.,rns tho fortunate possessor OF his danger
The lapwing is even more given to sorcery
1t alwS - deposits a stone the siao ofa pea III
its nest What Use it is to the bird or ijs
family no ore seems TO know but if any one
finds it and PAGES it under the pillow of o
sleeping person he will answer every Qucs
ton that does not exceed the limits of human
knowledge with perfect truth in the languas,
in which it is asked. The marvellous stori,:
told of serpents are innumerable. There y
one about a yard in length and as thick Pr
the upper part of strong mans arm, whit,
haunts dry wooded places. 1t is 80 venomous
especially in May, that not only will the frs:
person it bites in that month die himself but
any one who stands beside or comes to help
him will share the same fate. If he falls be-
meath tree, that, too, or If it be very la;'ge,
ut least one-half of it will be killed.
| Again, serpents of all kinds are very fonv
| @: milk. In the old days, before the railway
was built, u coachman who used to drive oil,
the road between Foggia and Naples one,
/ fell asleep outside n little inn while his hoIscs
were batting. His mouth was open and .
snake crept down his throat. After this he
felt unwell, though he did not know why
and none of the doctors could tell what wa
| the matter with him. At last he consulted
the professors of the University of Naples
They hung him up by his feet and placed ,
great bowl Of milk beneath his head. Til:
snake, attracted by the smell, crept out Il
drink, but still kept great part of its bod.
in the mouth and throat of the COACHING Il
A young Doctor sprang forward, pulled
out and threw it away, when it was killed
1t was about two and half feet in length
After this the patient was rs well as ever
Saturday Review
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
Written for the SITTER
NIGHT SONG,
ny Mrs, RERECCA q, HOLDEN.

Soft is the twilight glow
That fingers IN the west,
When, wearicd with the days long march
The sun retres to rest,
Night sinks upon the earth
Obcdent to Gods will;
The busy sounds of toll and mirth,
Are hushed, and all is still.
Sweet IN the woodland DIM
Is the perlumcd evening breeze,
That whispers REST for the day is done"
TO the restless flowers and trees.
Happy the brooks low song
That dances with shecny crest,
Through forest and meadow the whole
night long,
Nor fingers Il moment for rest
Sweet to the toiler's heart,
When the labors of day are done,
To find afar from the busy mart,
\ peaceful rest at home,
But swcetcr far than these,
Is that blessed boon of sleep,
In whose soft embrace we lind release,
From the sOrrowS that make us weep.
Beyond the realms of space,
In visions our spirits soar,
To meet, and hold in fond embrace
The dear ones gone before"
But dcarer than ALL the rest,
+Witl be that sleep that is given,
When our longing souls shall awake with
the best,
On the peaceful shores Of heaven.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

1t is not to be wondered at that these poor
ignorant people, who live on or by the sea
all their lives, are imbued with queer notions
and supersttions concerning it. They do
hot acknowledge this readily, are rathe
ashamed of it, indeed, aid it takes time III. ,
familiarity to bring these superstitions to
light. They appear 10 endow the sea with
santient power, with an intelligent and { IL
erally malignant will. 1t is ever ready Ia
undo human labor and destroy human hope
Before very rough weather there occasion
ally comes strange calm, a hush like to
nothing save the holding of a breath before
furious outburst of rage. 1t has weird
effect, coming. as it often does, at nightfall.
After this dull, wailing, muflled sound
creeps out Of the darlness-a sound as Of
iamentation and entreaty heard from afac.
The sea is calling" they say here; AM
when this happens the fishermen expect gal.
before morning. When the sea has got hold
Of its prey and there is house or houses
lesolatc i'll the village, they hold that it
mourls, making quite different sound to
any other time.
About funerals there are odd obsersances
and ideas 1t is unlucky either to meet ox
70 cross funeral train. There are girls il
he village who are a sort of professional
nourners though unpaid for children and
1oung women who die unmarried. They
:re dressed in black, with white hoods, and
hawls of white spun silk on their shoulders,
six of these mourners is the mystic number,
and whenever one is married another Il
selected to fill her place. Probably it is con
Sidcied n post of honor, for there never SEEM
vacancy, though do not know how the
election is made. They are grave looking
lamsels, so it may be by their fitting appear.
ancc. At young mans funeral there ars
only two Of these girls who walk before and
are called SERVERS. The Dissenters have
custom of singinga sort Of dTge over their
icad, not unlike in effect the chanting O.!
the monks at n funeral in Rome. But when
the sad duties are done comes time of feast
'Cg. Their pride forbids them to have any
ing hut "a menseiul funeral" Another
o...u i1Tity is that when the people are aske,!
. attend, it is by mon and girls named
hl,ig.s' mot necessarily relatives of the
reasHtn.- Art Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
THE
Sitter John, Editor.
Externally opposed to all rings, cliI"es'
clans and factions-The Peoples Organ.
Shall We Have II!

Dear, kind reader do you owe the SlF-
TER Il dollar, if so it is small amount,
isn't it? Wcllno let us whisper in your
ear that an examination of our books re-
veals the fact that we have over three
hundred of these shining wheels due us,
and further, let us tell you that we need
them, need them to nable us to give you
a better paper, need them to defend our
selves against the Lamson libel suit that
we expect to come off in May. We do
not mean to be caught mapping and are
now preparing for this suit, and it is go
ing to take money. Then will you please
let us have our due-and at once.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

A terrible cyclone devastated section of
country in the vicinity of st. Clairsville,
Ohio extending into Wost Virginia, last
Friday. At st. Clairsville houses were
demolished, trees snapped off like pipe
stems, horses and cattle Frustrated and
carried hundreds of yards. People took
refuge in their cellars in time and no one
was killed. An estimate places the loss
in st. Clairsville at 100000, Martins
Ferry on the opposite side of the river
suffered yet more severely. Several per-
sons were injured there, one or two fatally
1t is thought the aggregate loss of the de-
yastated section will reach 81 ,000, 900.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

The Cocheco Print Works at Do
yer, n. H., were burned Friday af-
teruoon. 1t will involve a loss of
100000, and will throw 600 opera
tiyes out of employment for probably
four TO six months
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
LOVES SOLITUDE Ant ,>.>,.r,

sh4n must 70 into ~ turmoilru,t
OF worldly men and Gg,s | ,Avctily TO-
Since ura .horo G = ulA Tbs; hsth no toe
Eut move, in srlgan pea'" whore houyhs ex'
clu,1
The too dercc san and paths wuh leaves are
slrvwcl
An hir sought broots in shady Stiffness Il W.
! u,cd not sauI the turlol slnci know
Thet Lose Will Eialc for mo sweet solituie
And il into exile mu b2 sent,
Il, nc noy Grieyo; the Fat - commanding lips
kiS', AMI take my way without q fear,
Ii in Il" desert must pitch my tent,
Love hath within Itself all fellowships
Is friends aud home aud =, 81 and Elenteous cheer
Atlantic Monthly
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

Rutland village authorities have
issued an edict against loafing on the
street corners. My! we thought
Rutland was labor town. Do they
vote labor and loaf out what is left
after performing that arduous duty?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
Plenty of Name.

A negress living near Camilla, Ga, an
,wers 10 the name of Mamie Baker, Queer
Victoria, Southern Belle, and Atlantic
Beauty.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
5000 BooEAgents Wontedto Sea
l,F TH5 Or nE:Ez::CHER,

BY Lyman Abbott and Rev. S. g. Halliday
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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
BIRTHS.

In Peru, Apr. -, Il daughter to Mr.. \
Mrs. X. n. Fairbanks.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21

1t is an invaluable companion in every School,
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testimonial. sent prepaid on application.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
Safety from Malaria.

The most vigorous constitution, and
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07
ThnI O diaa Enunrtta

The newest fashion in ladies' hats will
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

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Enller To the Rescue

Fuller, the gallant Captain Tom of c.,
M. & St P. fame, has again distinguish
ed himself. Fuller is always doing some
thing just at the right time to bring down
praise upon himself. During Clinton's
Fourth of July celebration Monday a
balloon was sent up and it came down in
the Mississippi. Everybody thought the
aeronaut would be drowned, but Fuller
was at Albany and to his timely efforts
the balloon man owes his life Great i.
Fuller
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-07

Darby's Prophylactic Fluid is uue>
qualled in the treatment of scarlet fever
Used as gargle it prevents the throat
from becoming diphtheritic, allays the
inflammation and subdues the pain
Used to sponge the body it allays the
itching Inflammation of the skin and de-
stroys infection.
Exposed in the sick -room it will pre-.
vent the spread of contagion, and keep
the atmosphere wholesome.